Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-02
Prote ction to Stacks.

PrOte ctlOn to STACKS.
An immense loss in The aggregate is
sustained each year from injury to
hay from imperfect stacking, or from
failure to provide needed cover or pro-
lection to stacks. First, O. few words
on the subject of stacking. The great
point in building a stack is to keep
the middle so full that when the stack
is settled the inclination will be from
the center to the outside, and never
from the outside to the center. In
such case, though the stack may be we'll
topped out, the water IN a. long con
tinued beating falling upon the outside,
will penetrate the stack. Inc stack
er's place should always be as near
the center OF the stack as may be, and
care should be taken not to tramp
the outsides as they are built up. In
such case the middle will be built up
the solidest, aud though bearing the
greatest weight will settle the least.
There is little trouble in stacking
prairie hay, either upland or slough,
so that it will keep. The difficulty in
creases when we come to timothy, and
still more SO with clover, which latter
can never be made safe from injury
except by q protection Of some kind.
Where stacking hay on the farm Is
a permanent business, to be continued
from year to year, it is doubtless
economy to build rooted hay sheds,
using telegraph poles set in theground
for posts and q board roof, boarding
the gables and sides down four to six
feet below the caves, and leaving the
rest open. But where timothy Or
clover is stacked in the open ground,
however experienced q stacker may be
employed, it is safer to top out with
straw Or slough hay, letting such COW
ering come well down over the shout
though valuable to protect stacks of
hay or grain while building, and for
use in threshing, and for many other
purposes on the farm, are too expen-
sive to be used permanently as stack
covers and exposed to the effects of
the weather. They are valuable and
every farm should have q reasonable
supply OF them.
The value of hay for feeding pur-
poees depend upon the digestible nu-
tritive properties it contains. And
these depends upon it's kind, its time
of cutting, manner of curing, and the
way it is kept after being cured. All
the frst-named conditions may be
complied with, and the nay go into
the stack in fine condition, only to
there lose g. large percentage OF its
value because the stack is improperly
built, and has no extra protection
from the effects OF tine beating rain
or
Fattening Young Breeding Sows.
Unless special care is taken sows
that dropped their first litter last
Spring will 80 fatten as to make them
undesirable for breeding. This is the
more unfortunate because it is the
best bred sows that will do this, and
which, if kept breeding, would bring
them, even of the soft nubbins. Their
digestio is SO much better from the
extra strain it has had in supplying a
litter of pigs that they will get more
from food eaten than barren hogs of
the same age. Advantage should be
taken of this to get as much growth
as possible. With run at grass every
feed of milk bran or oatmeal will tell
in expanding and lengtnening the
frame. If well fed young SOW will
make considerable growth while suck
ling her pigs, though she will weigh
lighter from loss offat. The increased
size will be where it is needed for
breeding purposes, in length of body.
For sows much inclined to fatten the
oatmeal should be dropped. Bran
and skim. milk with dishwater will
keep such sows in better breeding con-
dition than any heartier food.
How to Boil Vegetables.
Be sure that the water is at boiling
point before putting into it the vege-
tables to be cooked. If it is cold or
lukewarpn, the freshness and flavor
will soak out into the water. Place
the saucepan over the hottest part OF
your stove. so that it will boil as
quickly as possible, and be careful
that the boiling does not cease until
the contents are thoroughly cooked
and ready to be dished.
Potatoes should boil half an hour
unless small, when fifteen to twenty
minutes will suffice. Let those of g.